They are the one team in the AFC I hope the Bills can avoid in the playoffs. Forget the blowout loss last year. I am going back to the playoff game that the Bills won against them. For long stretches of that game it seemed like the Colts were getting the better of the play. For some reason they match up well against the Bills.
Winning cures all. Does anyone think a player of Von Miller's caliber would want to come to Buffalo during the drought years. If OBJ comes here and the Bills are setup to make a playoff run for a Super Bowl championship he will be on his best behavior. He will want to win another championship and cash in on another big contract.
For many reasons you just mentioned it is probably why the Bills vs Jets rivalry never had any real heat. With the Dolphins their is bad blood. The 20 straight losses and the Kelly/Marino years where they battled for the AFC East and all of those playoff games. There is a lot of hatred for NE for the 20 years they beat the **** out of the Bills but thankfully that has turned around in the Bills favor. With the Bills and Jets there really haven't been that many big games between them. You have the 81 WC game and maybe a few times they played important regular season games. For two teams who have battled each other since 1960 there just hasn't been much to make it a heated rivalry. As for HOF players it is a mystery to me why Joe Klecko is not in the HOF from a Jets POV. He should have been in a long time ago.
With the moves Beane made this offseason our D should be much tougher to run against. I remember that horrible day last year. Taylor had well over 100 yards and 4 or 5 TD's in the blowout loss to them. The game was basically over in the 1st half.
Before my time. My earliest days as a Bills fan were the OJ years. Back then it worked out for the Bills as well. Kemp led them to B2B AFL championships.
(19) Ian Rapoport on Twitter: "The #Jets are giving OT Duane Brown a 2-year deal worth $22M, source said. A significant investment in a key position." / Twitter
He is 37 but a 5 time pro bowler. Becton's replacement.
Here is the move to offset the Becton injury. Five time pro bowler.
(19) Adam Schefter on Twitter: "Jets are giving OT Duane Brown a two-year deal, per source." / Twitter
Given his regular season performance up to this point he should be getting live game action. Playing well in camp is nice but its not the real thing. I am encouraged that Tua will be the starting QB for them as that is good news for the Bills.
I wouldn't be shocked if the Pats finish last in the division. The Dolphins are definitely better even with Tua. The Jets (on paper) are much improved. Of course we will see if that carries over to the actual games. Also need to see if Wilson improves.
Allen covers up for the OL by being able to scramble and avoid the rush. OL (tackle or guard) is something I would like to improved in the early rounds of the 2023 draft.